GEOG 3205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ford Model T, Mobilities, World War I
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Walking-horsecar era (1800-1890: modes: walking, ferry, rail, horse-drawn omnibus, people & activity clustered together, most was affordable only by the wealthy who desired to live outside the city, average speed of horse-drawn carriage was about 10-12 mph. Emerged along radial trolley corridors beyond city limits. Commercial facilities along trolley corridor with residential lots extending several blocks on each side. Enabled immigrants to congregate and create communities of their own. Streetcars peaked as a mode of transit in 1923, then declined after wwi due to: poor financial management, competition from other transport modes that better addressed expansion, changing public funding priorities, motorbuses & elevated railways (early 1890s) Very expensive to build, so it only appeared in big cities such as chicago. In cities, cars were initially used for weekend outings: first paved roads were landscaped parkways following scenic waterways i. e. lake shore drive, chicago, il. I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the us travelling 3,085. 27 miles from.
